Author: Fanie Yuniar Krismonita, Herman Joseph Waluyo, Nugraheni Eko Wardani

Abstract: This study aims to describe the form of local wisdom of the Dayak Benuaq community contained in the collection of short stories of Teluk Wengkay by Korrie Layun Rampan which includes 11 short stories. This study is qualitative research and uses a literary anthropological approach to answer the problems in the research. Data collection techniques used in this study are documentary studies and content analysis. From the result of the study, it founds forms of local wisdom of the Dayak Benuaq community in the collection of short stories of Teluk Wengkay by Korrie Layun Rampan. The forms include: (1) a religious system in the form of traditional ceremonies believed by the Dayak Benuaq community (2) a language system in the form of regional languages used daily by the Dayak Benuaq community (3) the community system (4) the livelihood system of the Dayak Benuaq people to survive (5) the living equipment system used by the Dayak Benuaq community in living life (6) a knowledge system in the form of the Dayak Benuaq community's understanding of nature surrounding areas and (7) arts in the form of dances and songs typical of the Dayak Benuaq which are used in every traditional ceremony.

Keywords: Dayak Benuaq local wisdom, literary anthropology, short stories.

Article Info: Received: 01 Jun 2021; Received in revised form: 03 Jul 2021; Accepted: 10 Jul 2021; Available online: 17 Jul 2021

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.64.6